Brinkman, Phil,
Day 1: Filling Prisons Is Not a Cure-All. Phil Brinkman. - Wisconsin State Journal, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 63, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Day 1: Filling Prisons Is Not a Cure-All, Jan. 16, 2005; pp. n.p..
"Tommy Thompson was beaming as he signed the next two-year state budget...in July 1995....Among the 1995-97 budget's...provisions: a 13 percent increase in spending for the Department of Corrections, including staffing five expanded prisons. By the next year, Thompson said, Wisconsin planned to add 900 prison beds, not including a proposed 'supermax' prison, eventually built in Boscobel. 'We've shown we're tough on crime,' Thompson said." (WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL) This article examines Wisconsin's retributive approach towards criminal offenders, noting that "by focusing on prisons instead of prevention, judges, legal scholars and others say, Wisconsin has bought a correctional policy that: Costs more than just about any other solution, yet whose effectiveness is open to debate. Starves other efforts to combat crime, many of which could be accomplished at a fraction of the cost. Fails to tap into existing networks of people and organizations that act as society's informal safeguards. Rejects the findings and experience of some of the top minds in the field, most of whom advocate a more balanced approach."
1522-3256;
Corrections--Costs
Crime prevention
Criminals
Prison sentences
Prisons
Violent crimes
Wisconsin
AC1.S5
050
Day 1: Filling Prisons Is Not a Cure-All. Phil Brinkman. - Wisconsin State Journal, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 63, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Day 1: Filling Prisons Is Not a Cure-All, Jan. 16, 2005; pp. n.p..
"Tommy Thompson was beaming as he signed the next two-year state budget...in July 1995....Among the 1995-97 budget's...provisions: a 13 percent increase in spending for the Department of Corrections, including staffing five expanded prisons. By the next year, Thompson said, Wisconsin planned to add 900 prison beds, not including a proposed 'supermax' prison, eventually built in Boscobel. 'We've shown we're tough on crime,' Thompson said." (WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL) This article examines Wisconsin's retributive approach towards criminal offenders, noting that "by focusing on prisons instead of prevention, judges, legal scholars and others say, Wisconsin has bought a correctional policy that: Costs more than just about any other solution, yet whose effectiveness is open to debate. Starves other efforts to combat crime, many of which could be accomplished at a fraction of the cost. Fails to tap into existing networks of people and organizations that act as society's informal safeguards. Rejects the findings and experience of some of the top minds in the field, most of whom advocate a more balanced approach."
1522-3256;
Corrections--Costs
Crime prevention
Criminals
Prison sentences
Prisons
Violent crimes
Wisconsin
AC1.S5
050